The wealth of “reader friendly” information. It didn’t feel like information overload (you know that stage where you can no longer retain what you are reading?). It was just the right amount of information and details that anyone interested in making healthier lifestyle choices could understand.

The overview on Superfoods (week 3), while I eat many of these foods I never realized some of the additional benefits you can get from these foods. For example eating strawberries more regularly (contains folate, a natural form of folic acid). Given that I have cut out many grains and gluten products from my diet I need to find other ways to get folic acid. Also, important for women trying to conceive or are already pregnant (and no, we aren’t there yet but in childbearing years important to consider early on).

New information on the importance of balancing the amount of flax and chia in your diet with water intake. Chrissy explains “If you are adding a considerable amount of flax and chia (or any other source of fiber to your diet) – be sure to also increase the amount of water you are drinking. If you increase fiber without increasing fluid intake, it can result in constipation.” All those new mom’s take note.

After completing the challenge, I wanted to learn more about the following (thanks to Chrissy making me more aware of how and why the following is important part of your road to living a healthy lifestyle):

I struggle with getting the right balance of Omega 3 because of my seafood allergy. What can-should people with allergies do to ensure they get the right amounts of Omega in their diet?

Tips and tricks for eliminating caffeine. I drink at least 2 cups of coffee daily. It isn’t so much that I need the coffee, but rather I like the routine.

How many nuts are too much? I would love to add more into my diet versus other snacks but always worry that it might be counterintuitive.

Following in the words of Shakespeare, “to take or not to take probiotic”.

I recommend checking out these challenges, you won’t be disappointed!

In many ways, we each do one or more of these challenges on a daily basis without actually realizing the long-term effect or benefit of these small things we are making in our lives. Together, with Chrissy’s information you will understand why these changes are important and how they can help you and your family in the long run.

Listen to your body and keep making those healthy changes! A little guidance, and a wealth of knowledge can help you stay on track and successful.

I have been following “Snacking in Sneakers” for a few months now and I would say that if you or someone you know is looking to make simple, straight forward changes (or to understand the benefits of the small things you do on a daily basis) in their lives PURCHASE your copy today Here!

Please note that the review of this document is my own opinion, and am I am not pretending to be a nutritionist or health practitioner. If you have any concerns or questions feel free to direct these to Christy who is a registered dietician or to your own medical professional.

We are loving chia seeds in our smoothies, in homemade jam and now as pudding. There are so many great benefits associated with these little super seeds.

For months we have been wanting to try chia pudding. A simple, delicious pudding to stop those carvings for something sweet. We found an amazing recipe in our “Oh She Glows Cookbook” and we HAD to try it. Please note there are 100’s of different recipes out there, again, be creative and experiment with what works for you.

– Whisk the chia seeds, natural sweetener, vanilla and milk together. I prefer to make our pudding in a mason jar, it’s a convenient storage container, glass is much healthier than plastic and it just looks cool! (It’s all about how your food looks to get you excited about trying something new).

Would we make it again? YES! Absolutely!

My husband, as always, was thinking outside the box when he prepared our smoothies this morning and decided to add a couple of tablespoons of the pudding into the smoothie. Since the pudding itself was sweet (due to the Canadian maple syrup!), we focused more on the greens and carrots in our smoothie.

Again, another hit in the smoothie department!

Homemade muffins with Manitoba Harvest Hemp seeds are on the menu for my Tasty Tuesday recipe next week.

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